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OVER WEST OF Michigan Road on Kessler Blvd.,, W. Drive, lies the rambling structure ‘that’s Broadmoor Country Club. Surrounded by rolling grounds and shady trees, the

This is the fifth in The Indianapolis Times picture serjes on summer fun in local country clubs.

spot is a favorite haven for its members to relax on sultry, summer days. Toasting among the feminine contingent takes place for the most part. on the sun deck. The younger set has a variety of interests that even include subdued activities like paper dolls. There's a Kpecial kiddie pool and a playground. In the latter the youngsters teeter totter and engage in serious games of croquet. Golf on one of the best city courses and swimming in the adult pool attract sports enthusiasts. Inside the white stucco building luncheon and dinner are served on the screenedin porch. And it's an excellent place for afternoon bridge sessions when the thermometer goes into high.

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CANASTA PLAYERS—Miss Joan Rosenthal of Augusta, Ga.; Mrs. H. R. Nides of Dayton, C.; Mrs.

Bert Goldberg and Mrs. Sidney James (left to right around the table).

Auxiliary To Meet In French Lick

Annual Convention

Opens Friday

Some 900 delegates are expected to represent Indiana’'s more than 50,000

American Legion Auxiliary members at the 32d annual: convention next Friday through Sunday in the French Lick Springs Hotel. Indiana Department president, Mrs. Edward Ohilschlager, Hammond, will formally open convention at T:45 p. m. Friday in convention hall following a processional of department officers, chairmen and distinguished guests. Gov. Schricker will extend greetings at the dinner preceding the formal opening and Mrs. Percy A. Lainson, Ft. Madison, Iowa., national vice president, Central Division, American Legion Auxjliary, will be the dinner speaker. A parade in miniature will follow Mrs, Ohlschlager’'s report, presentation of the past Department Commander, Jack’. McIntyre Bloomfield, and the new Department Commander, Gil Bates, Goshen.

Candidates Listed

Registration will open at 8 a. m. The department executive committee will hold a breakfast and meeting and convention committees will meet just before luncheon. Department officers and delegates to the national convention will be nominated at the informal convention gession at 1:30 o'clock that afternoon. Reports will be made by Mrs. Frank Morris, New Albany, national executive committeewoman; other department officers, and the convention committees. There will be a first reading of proposed changes to the department constitution and by-laws by Mrs. D. Ww. Barr, Winamac, chairman. Candidates who have filed for department offices are Mrs. W. E. Brown, Bloomington, president; Mrs. Roy Vance, Elkhart, northern vice president; Mrs. Charles O. Warfel, southern vice president: Mrs. John Kundrat, Ft. Wayne, secretary; Mrs. Herbert A. Smith, Brownsburg, treasurer; Mrs. John Blunt, Little York, historian, and Mrs. Orlo Imes, Wolcottville, chaplain.

Election Saturday

Saturday's sessipn will open at 9 a. m. ‘with a second reading of the constitution and by-laws changes. Polls for the election of officers and delegates will open at 10:30 a. m. and close at 4:30 p. m. An appreciation luncheon will be held for all.past department presidents, department officers and chairmen, committee members and district presidents, secretaries and convention committees, The Past Presidents’ Parley dinner is scheduled for 6:30 p. m. with Mrs. Lainson as speaker Mrs. W. Can Graham, Ft. Wayne, will preside. Convention will close next Sunday morning following reports of the place, election and resolutions committees, installation of new officers and introduction of Miss Nancy Christoff,c Gary, Hoosier Girls’ State governor.

Katy Takes Her Vacation

MRS. KATY ATKINS weekly report on the doings of Indianapolis society is missing today because she is in the East on vacation. Katy — and her column — will be back next week.

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Find Peace and Quiet in Home for Aged

By JEAN TABBERT “THIS IS A NICE place for old ladies. We have no. land nor taxes nor overhead with which to wrestle. It's a snap.” That's the seal of approval one ‘old lady” stamped on the Indianapolis Home for the Aged. Actually the big red and white brick home at 1731 N. Capitol Ave: houses 13 contented women so spry they belie their years. 1f, like 87-year-old Mrs. Alice Sexton, the oldster of "the group, they do walk with canes, they've a twinkle in the eye and a "long" memory to balance any infirmity. Under the guidance of Mrs. Floss Brooke, the symipathetic and efficient matron of the home, the residents lead a comfortable, cheery life. Each pays a $1000 admission fee. Although there are 200 on the current waiting list, usually only four to five may be added each year.

= = = LIVING IN complete security, the women happily follow their varied interests. They knit, embroider, crochet; many make their own clothes. Others attend professional meetings or spend nights out in town at the homes of friends or relatives Always there is the friendly routine of the home to mould their days. Excellent meals (there's often a picnic supper thrown in for fun) keep their health up to snuff, A four - bed, completely equipped hospital with a utflity and drug room adjoining stands ready for any emergency. Mrs. Anna Gross is the nurse. on duty around the clock. Except the very feeble everyone takes. care of her own room, Guests mav come any time; visiting hours are non-existent,

” = n THE WOMEN henefit from a generous community in a multitude of ways. Begin ning in October and ending in June, they are entertained at a party sponsored by the board of directors In December the Welfare Club fetes them at ‘another special party, and in the summer a monthly garden party is on the agenda. Just recently a special treat has been added to the birthday dinner parties the home holds each month. A $5 bill goes to the honor guests, the money- from the Suemma Coleman estate.

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Alice Sexton, 87, oldest of the

residents, and Mrs. Floss Brooke, matron, leave the Indianapolis Home for the Aged for a stroll around the grounds.

Today five oldsters with August birthdays will sit at the head of the table. They are Mrs. Sexton, Mrs. Lura Wilson, Mrs. Leah Isenhour, Miss Bertha Holle and Miss Lulu M. Springer. I.ambda, Kappa Rho Sorority sends cakes to the events, and business firms donate flowers All set for a birthday party is the home itself Inching toward the 100-year mark, the structure was built soon after (he Civil War. The board of directors added the present horth wing some years later. = 5 n MANAGEMENT of the home is guided by the 15member board. Meeting once a month, the group chooses its own successors, is elected for three years. Another advisory commit-

Times photos by Lloyd B. Walton.

TIME FOR HANDIWORK—RMiss Lulu M. Springer (left)

shows Mrs. Lura Wilson her latest crocheted piece.

Our Readers Write—

What Goes

“IS THERE ANY way to keep my meat from thawing and spoiling when I defrost my refrigerator? Fach week I find that my meat is completely thawed when the refrigerator is defrosted, and then I must use the meat immediately.” Mrs. P.B un ” o DEAR ORW: I have heard that dried-out cheese will return to normal if it is soaked in buttermilk. Does anyone know whether this will work? Mrs. OC. C. R. 2 Be IF] ; DEAR ORW: I've had bad luck with corn on the cob this year. Just how long should I cook it to keep it from getting tough? We like it cooked on the cob, but what else can I combine it with for a change? With it so plentiful now, I'd like to take advantage of it, without making

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” o ” DEAR ORW: I'm trying to refinish an old dark table in a new light shade and am not having much luck with it. ‘I can't seem to get the dark color out of the carving. What can anyone suggest? Mrs. P.H. D.

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tee passes on investments for the home, a private institution, supported in the main part by an endowment fund. The fund gains money from bequests. The .board's president 1s Mrs. William P. Evans. Other officers are Mrs. Burke Nicholas, vice president; Mrs. Berkley W. Duck and Mrs. Perry Lesh, corresponding and recording secretaries, and Mrs. Roy Coats, treasurer. Members ar e Mesdames Willis D. Gatch, Ralph Vonnegut, Waldo Rossetter, Ale bert Seaton, Ralph Smith, John M. Cunningham, T. D. Stevenson, Warrack Wallace, George L. Clark and Juliette W. Bryan. Making up the advisory committee are Charles Lyng chairman, and Messrs. Duok Jr., A. P. Conklin, Herman Wolff and Joseph J. Daniels.

ALWAYS A SMILE—Mrs.

Sexton likes to reminisce.

With Corn on the Cob?

ordinary wallpaper in our breakfast nook rather than the special stainproof kind. Is there any way to protect fit from .- the children's fingerprints? Mrs. W. L. A.

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DEAR ORW: In answer to the request for making iced tea, try this method. Place tea bags in a jar of cold water and let stand overnight for best results. Be sure to put lid on jar.-Mrs. Addie Hart, Columbus, ° u ” ”

DEAR ORW: If Mrs. D. R,, whose husband likes variety in his summer sandwiches, will send me her address, I'll lend her a book on sandwiches. This has hundreds of tasty and different kinds, some practical and others for teas, parties, and so on.— Mrs. M. B, Smith, Sheridan,

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DEAR ORW: Enclosed are two favorite sandwich recipes my children like. I hope Mr. and Mrs. D. R. like it just as well as they do.—Mrs. J. 1. 4 = = BAKED BEAN BACON SANDWICH Mash one cup baked beans with a fork. Combine them with one-fourth cup chopped cooked bacon, oné-half teaspoon salt, three tablespoons catsup, two tablespoons pica1illi and two tablespoons mayonnaise or salad dressing. Makes one cup filling. 8 ” ~ - HAM POTATO SALAD SANDWICHES Cut six hamburger buns in half and spread cut side with butter. Place one lettuce

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